Trade.xyz
Advanced trading product for real-time access to global markets. Tailored to crypto traders, it provides leveraged access to stocks with 24/7 liquidity.
First computer usage, Cordata 286/386 running Windows 3.1.A designer of products and the teams that shape them. I've spent the last decade crafting software interactions that bring clarity & resonance to complex spaces.
Now, Head of Design at [tba], building for a world where AI agents and humans alike can access the web and its abundance of information.
Previously Head of Design at Paradigm, where I worked with early-stage founders to launch 0-to-1 products, and led the firm's 2024 rebrand. See full work history.
Much of my early worldview was shaped by growing up in an immigrant household, where the tension between two worlds made me keenly aware of my water. Originally from Maryland, I was a serial transplant gallivanting through Pittsburgh, D.C., and New York City before landing in San Francisco.
Open to thoughtful conversations with
> Designers & design engineers interested in building an abundant web for the future.
> Founders building in crypto, robotics, biotech, and other disciplines on the frontier.
Selected work from past projects.
Paradigm
2024 refresh of the Paradigm brand and website grounded in its identity as a research-driven technology investment firm. In collaboration with Adam Ho and Elan Miller.
Paradigm Frontiers
Paradigm's annual open-source conference for application and infrastructure developers.
MetaDAO
Grants platform built on the 'futarchy' governance system, where market trading outcomes become executed policy.
Noise
Attention markets that reveal what the world cares about as it changes. In collaboration with Emma Piercy and Ilya Schulte.
Paradigm Internal
Internal team productivity platform, focused on portfolio management & knowledge sharing.
The Optimization Open
Research contest aimed to spark new ideas in AI research via crowd-sourced optimization ideas and voting.
NYC Design Relay
Demo nights hosted for the NYC design community, featuring designers sharing their personal process & practices.
Syndicate
Decentralized investing platform that enabled communities to easily pool, invest, and distribute funds via onchain investment clubs.
ETHDenver 2022
Talk at ETHDenver titled "Designing for the humans of web3."
Digital Illustration
Before my resume said design, I doodled a lot in the margins.
A collection of playground experiments.
Vellum Paper Playground
An experiment in translating the physical properties of translucent vellum paper into digital form.
Particles Visualizer with Three.js
Click to lose gravity, click again to return home. A remix of Grainrad's ASCII art renderer, adding interactive particle physics.
My favorite conversations are often 1:1s, prompted by inquisitive questions. If your Q is a worthy one, I'll answer and share the response here.